The Vietnam-India Friendship Association in Da Nang said the band will perform a fusion concert, mixing Carnatic, music associated with southern India, Hindustani classic music and modern Western music at the theatre at 155 Phan Chau Trinh Street from 16:00.
The band will perform in the opening ceremony of the annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) festival – the city’s biggest Buddhist festival – on April 3 at Quan The Am Pagoda.
Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish will plant a Bodhi tree taken from Bodhi Gaya, a Buddhist pilgrimage site in India, in a ceremony at Quan The Am Pagoda on April 4.
A photo exhibition of Buddhist relics in India will be displayed at the pagoda on 48 Su Van Hanh Street in Ngu Hanh Son district of the city on April 3. The exhibition is part of cultural programmes marking the 46th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival is being held from April 2-4 at the foot of Kim Son Mountain – the largest of the Marble Mountains – in Da Nang with a Buddhism lecture and meditation session, martial arts performance, folk games, and a run for peace.
The main festival, which falls on April 4 (the 19th day of the second lunar month) will feature the procession of an image of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and a prayer for peace, prosperity, and happiness for the nation.
Tourists will be able to explore the stone sculptures of the 400-year-old Non Nuoc stone village – a piece of national intangible heritage – in Ngu Hanh Son district. The festival draws about 10,000 residents and tourists each year.
